Sunderland squad market value compared to Premier League rivals ahead of busy summer
How does Sunderland's market value compare to their closest rivals?
The summer transfer window is fast approaching and Sunderland will already be working hard lining up potential targets to strengthen the squad.
Regis Le Bris enjoyed a productive 2025 summer market, adding a host of new players to get the Black Cats Premier League ready, including integral stars like Granit Xhaka, Robin Roefs, Brian Brobbey and Nordi Mukiele. In addition, Nilson Angulo, Melker Ellborg and Jocelin Ta Bi also arrived in January. That has undoubtedly been a key driver behind their excellent 2025/26 campaign, with Sunderland barely even having to glance at the relegation battle, instead sitting on the fringes of the European race.
Before the transfer madness begins in earnest, how does Sunderland’s squad market value currently compare to their Premier League rivals?
Sunderland squad market value compared to Premier League rivals
- Manchester City - €1.31bn
- Arsenal - €1.23bn
- Chelsea - €1.16bn
- Liverpool - €1.02bn
- Tottenham Hotspur - €802.50m
- Manchester United - €747.15m
- Newcastle United - €708.25m
- Nottingham Forest - €568.00m
- Aston Villa - €547.50m
- Crystal Palace - €541.30m
- AFC Bournemouth - €507.10m
- Brighton & Hove Albion - €494.00m
- Brentford - €470.40m
- Everton - €450.45m
- Fulham - €386.95m
- Sunderland - €381.95m
- West Ham United - €362.95m
- Leeds United - €346.03m
- Wolverhampton Wanderers - €277.10m
- Burnley - €252.65m
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Despite all their spending over the last year, Sunderland’s squad market value still sits 16th in the Premier League, only above West Ham United, Leeds United, Wolves and Burnley. Sunderland’s cause in this regard isn’t helped by the core of their most important players being in defensive positions, with the likes of Roefs, Mukiele and Dan Ballard among their most consistent performers. Xhaka has also been instrumental, but at 33 years old, his market value is on the decline.
Per Transfermarkt, Sunderland’s most valuable players are record signing Habib Diarra (€32m) and Noah Sadiki (€30m), while no fewer than five players are tied on a market value of €25m: Brobbey, Enzo Le Fee, Roefs, Chemsdine Talbi and Chris Rigg.